Vaginal Microbiota Among Postmenopausal Women

The Role of Vaginal Microbiota in Symptoms of Vaginal Dryness in Postmenopausal Women

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01084616

Enrollment

Registered

2010-03-10

Start date

2010-01-31

Completion date

2010-07-31

Last updated

2010-12-17

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Conditions

Vulvovaginal Atrophy

Brief summary

It is known that vaginal bacteria have an impact upon the health status of the host, in some cases protecting against infection and in other cases causing infection, depending on the bacterial types present. This study will compare the composition of vaginal bacteria to symptoms of vaginal dryness in order to try and identify if certain bacteria might cause some of the problems associated with vaginal dryness among post-menopausal women.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

30 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Between 30 and 80 years old. * Postmenopausal = 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea or 6 months of spontaneous amenorrhea with serum FSH levels \> 40 mIU/ml or 6 weeks postsurgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy. * Prepared not to take hormone replacement therapy during 8 weeks follow-up and not taking estrogen alone or estrogen/progestin containing drug products at the time of screening.

Countries

Canada

Outcome results